JR Freight series EF200
| JR Freight EF200 | |
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 EF200-14 in different colors, May 2009
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| Numbering: | see text |
| Number: | 21st |
| Manufacturer: | Hitachi |
| Year of construction (s): | 1990-1993 |
| Axis formula : | Bo'Bo'Bo ' |
| Genre : | heavy freight train electric locomotive |
| Gauge : | 1067 mm ( cape track ) |
| Length: | 19,400 mm |
| Height: | 4,210 mm |
| Width: | 2,970 mm |
| Service mass: | 100.8 t |
| Top speed: | 110 km / h |
| Continuous output : | 6,000 kW (8,000 PS ) |
| Starting tractive effort: | 261 kN (26,600 kp / kgf , 59,000 lb f ) |
| Wheel diameter: | 1,120 mm |
| Motor type: | FMT2 three-phase motors |
| Power system : | 1.5 kV = |
| Power transmission: | 2 FPS2A pantographs |
| Number of traction motors: | 6th |
| Locomotive brake: | Electric air brake , brake booster |
| Train brake: | Automatic air brake |
| Train control : | ATS-PF, ATS-SF |
| Control: | Frequency converter control ( GTO thyristor type 1C1M) |
| Bogies: FD3 (outside), FD4A (center) | |
The class EF200 ( Jap. EF200形 , EF200-gata ) is a direct current electro locomotive with the wheel arrangement Bo'Bo'Bo ', which since 1992 by JR Freight is used for freight transport in Japan.
Overview
The EF200 series was developed to meet the electric locomotives of Class EF66 in heavy freight service on the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Sanyo Main Line west of Tokyo to replace. It is equipped with six 1,000 kW (1,300 PS ) FMT2 traction motors, with a total output of 6,000 kW (8,000 PS). However, the locomotive was viewed as over-specified and unnecessarily expensive, and the order was terminated after the delivery of 20 series locomotives. The subsequently procured class EF210 became the standard construction for the transport of freight trains on the Tokaido main line and the Sanyo main line. Originally developed to pull 1,600 t freight trains, the EF200 series initially had to be limited to a load of 1,200 t due to problems with insufficient power supply capacities in the contact lines.
commitment
In 2012 the EF200 fleet comprised 20 locomotives (EF200-901 and EF200-2 - 20), stationed at the Suita depot in Osaka. They were primarily used for service in front of 1,300-tonne freight trains west of Tokyo on the Tokaido and Sanyo main lines.
variants
- EF200-900 : Prototype locomotive EF200-901, built in 1990
- EF200-0 : Series locomotives EF200-1-20 , built 1992-1993
history
The prototype locomotive, EF200-901, was delivered in March 1990 for extensive testing. The first series locomotives were delivered to the Shin-Tsurumi depot in Tokyo in 1992 and were used on the Tōkaidō main line and the Sanyo main line from the summer of that year . In 1992 the EF200 series was awarded the Laurel Prize , which is awarded every year by the Japan Railfan Club.
On April 1, 1999, the entire series from Shin-Tsurumi in Tokyo was transferred to the Suita Depot in Osaka. Between 2006 and 2009, the entire EF200 fleet was repainted in the paint scheme used for the newer EF210 series locomotives . EF200-901 was repainted in 2007.
In 2007, the power of the locomotives was throttled to match the performance of the older locomotives of the EF66 series . In 2011 a class EF200 locomotive, the EF200-1, was retired.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e JR 全 車 輌 ハ ン ド ブ ッ ク 2009 [ JR-Rollmaterial-Handbuch 2009 ] . Neko Publishing, Japan 2009, ISBN 978-4-7770-0836-0 , pp. 39-40 .
- ↑ a b c d JR 機関 車 カ タ ロ グ [JR locomotive catalog] . Ikaros Publications Ltd., Japan 2013, ISBN 978-4-86320-727-1 , pp. 40-45 .
- ↑ a b c d e EL ダ イ ヤ 情報 21 [E-locomotive timetable information 21] . Kotsu Shimbunsha, Tokyo, Japan 2012, ISBN 978-4-330-32012-0 , pp. 32-33 .
- ↑ ブ ル ー リ ボ ン 賞 ・ ロ ー レ ル 賞 選定 車 両 一 覧 , Blue Ribbon Award & Laurel Prize Winner List . (No longer available online.) Japan Railfan Club, May 25, 2013, archived from the original on October 26, 2010 ; Retrieved April 15, 2014 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ＪＲ 世代 の 機関 車 オ ー ル ガ イ ド [Comprehensive Guide to JR Era Locomotives] . In: Kotsu Shimbun (ed.): Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine . 315 (39th year). Japan July 2010, p. 12-26 .
Web links
- JR Freight website (Japanese)